Where does “estate” come from?

Estate comes from Middle English estat, from Old French estat, from Latin status meaning "condition or position," derived from the verb sto meaning "to stand," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning "to stand."

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Ancestry of “estate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishestat
2Old Frenchestatstate; government; condition
3Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
4Latinstōto stand
5Proto-Italicstaēōstand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
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